Oceanfoil hire Don Lowes as Technical Adviser

23rd March 2015

Oceanfoil has ‎today hired Donald S Lowes as Technical Adviser to Oceanfoil. Don Lowes was for the ten years prior to his retirement in 2008 the Senior Principal Surveyor and Head of Classification at Lloyd's Register in their head office in London.‎

Technology

Oceanfoil®’s fuel-assist aerofoil technology uses wingsails to capture effective directional thrust from wind power. Automatically controlled from a computer installed on the bridge and not requiring any crew resource, wingsails are a proven technology.
Oceanfoil®’s revised and improved design of wingsails will be available for retrofitting from the beginning of…

Investors

In an industry that is demanding cost-cutting measures with attractive payback periods from proven technologies, Oceanfoil®’s double-digit savings potential is a promising investment opportunity for ship owners and private capital alike. Oceanfoil® brings together the engineering, naval architecture and funding expertise to develop and exploit the commercial potential of aerofoil…